The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-14
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Three Children Cut or from Escnpe n
H. Burned to Denth.

Three Children Cut on from Escape and
| Burned to Death.
PHILADELpnlA, March 13.-A lamp ex
ploded last night ut 10:15 in John K orn's
BALLOON, cornor Of Front and Kaighn's ave.
nue., Camden. The flames quickly spread
and soon the whole house was wrapped in
flames. In two upper front rooms were
Charles Bearle, wife and fiye children, all
in bed and asleep. In the confusion they
were not awakened until the flames were
shooting up the stairs. 0-
Bearle and his wife finally became
aroused. Bearle partially dressed him.
self, but his vile rushed out in her night
dress. They seemed dazsd. Suddenly
the woman began crying: "NIy God! Nv
children! My childrenW Husband ana
wife and one or two neighbors rushed
back. Three OF tho children were drag.
ged out and two left. One OF those car.
ried out died q few minutes after reaching
the open air. These arc the names Of the
victims: a-a l ".. :
DEAD-Frederick Bearle, aged 0 yeare !:
Charles Bearle, aged II years; Albert
Bearle, a9ed 2 yearsl Va
1NIuRED-Oharles Bearle, the father;
Mary .Bearle, the mother; Mamie Bearle.
aged years; Carrie :Beatte, aged 2 years.
When the frantic parents reached tho
upper story all the little ones were wide
awake and shrieking for their father aud
mother. The rooms were full Of emoke
and the flames had reached the bedding.
The parents rushed in. Each CROPPED
about and each found child.
All were nearly suGocated and could
scarcely indicate their exact presence,
Alter the parents had each saved a child
a neighbor, who followed them, found
another little one which had groped its
way near the head Of the stairs. He
quickly carried 1t to the open air, but too
late. The little one WAS horribly burned
and 1t WAS then breathing its last,
immediately tho distracted parents
made another dash for tho burning room,
BY this time 1t was mass OF flames and
all rescue was cut OF. Notwithstanding
the flames they rushed part way in. Asa
result both were severely burned, When
it became known that the two children
were lost beyond all hopo tho grief and
unuttera6!e deepair OF the parents was
aVutAouOAGRs 4le HullRQ HHOOQcu and
Beasle went round Ike madnau, be-
wailing his children.
An immense crowd quickly gathered,
but it was impossible to save the lost or 70
DO anything to comfort the woestricken
parents. Tho Homeopathic Hospiml am
bulance, in answer to call, came quickly,
and the father, mother and two children
were taken away.
The lamp which exploded hung d.
rectly over the bar. AT tho time OF the
accident there were in the place Korn,
his wife and si1 or eight customers sitting
at email table drinking bser.
The lamp fell in somo mysterious man-
ner. All the occupants of the place ran
out hastily aud cried FIRE. The flames
epread 60 rapidly that 1t was found torbe
impossible to check then. Cries Of
Fire" !" sFire!" ran through the stroets
and eoon an alsrm reached the fire do
partme1t. Steamer No. l is but nine
squares away, and reached the place about
fifteen minutes after the flames broke out.
The tiremen mounted to tho roof through
which the flames were bursting. They
could do nothing 70 save the little ones
below. They we're dead already. ~